The Big Cheese: Ratatouille

by Apple Jordan, Walt Disney Company

Remy is no ordinary rat. A cuisine of local garbage just won't cut it—he has a taste for the finer foods in life. Can Remy make his dream of becoming a gourmet chef come true? Find out in this fun-filled Step 2 reader that retells Disney / Pixar's latest animated feature film, Ratatouille !

Genres: Childrens, Cooking, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2007

Reviews

[Brittany]

Whether or not you've seen the movie, this is a cute story for kids. My son is learning to read and really enjoyed "helping" me read this bedtime story of a rat that teaches us that your dreams can be achieved no matter who you are.

[The Brothers]

A simple overview of the plot of the Disney/Pixar movie Ratatouille. A good "learning to read book" because the lettering is nice and big and the sentence structure and vocabulary are pretty easy.

Cute, cartoony (obviously) illustrations.

[Evan]

It was awesome. I liked the part when Ego tasted it and swallowed it.

[Danny]

I liked when Linguini and Remy were fighting. Linguini was tough.

[Dara]

The rat cooks food for people.

[Indah Threez Lestari]

Ceritanya beda banget dengan filmnya. Atau karena versi singkat, ya?

[Rosa Cline]

This was a good 'based off a movie' book. It was basic for beginning readers but not so choppy that the story didn't make sense like other books are.

[Samantha]

This is a very easy book, quick to read. It basically summarizes the story of the movie Ratatouille, albeit not very smoothly in parts. Granted this is a shortened, easy reader version, but I do think a couple edits would've helped it be much smoother. Cute illustrations and a good story in general because I do like the movie itself. I enjoy examining the language and approaches to teaching reading or encouraging it among youth, and also seeing how publishers and authors choose to adapt various films and stories according to different reading levels.